Interest in crafts — and fiber arts in particular — has exploded in recent years, as has the market for women's sports. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos courtesy of Rysa Ruth, ...

Knitting may soon move beyond sweaters and scarves. A team of researchers at Cornell and Carnegie Mellon University has built a prototype knitting machine that can create solid, three-dimensional ...

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For centuries, knitting has been a beloved pastime. Technological advancements, particularly in the form of knitting machines, have significantly simplified the process of crafting complex patterns ...

To celebrate her latest knitwear collection for Amélie, Natalie Robb collaborated with stylist Estelle Schular for a photoshoot in Te Wairoa. Photo / Holly Sarah Burgess Knitting, crochet, macrame and ...

The word “Luddite” has become shorthand for technophobe, but the original rebels of the Industrial Revolution were actually battling a more insidious foe. Ned Ludd, the fictitious leader of the ...

Have you ever wondered how clothes were made in the past? Today, I will cover a brief history of the knitting industry and the amazing mechanics behind it. The first-ever knitting guild was ...

In the core of a knitting machine or at the tips of a skilled knitter’s needles, a strand of fiber can be transformed into anything from a delicate scarf to a bulletproof vest. But different knitting ...

Industrial knitting machines have been used by the fashion industry for years as a quick way to make the mass-produced knitted clothes that are available from high-street shops. Independent maker ...

The Dutch designer, who teaches at the London College of Fashion, has been on a quest to make wind power tangible for more than a decade. In October, she displayed her “Wind Knitting Factory” at Dutch ...